Didier CASTILLE
Complete text : castille01us.pdfSummary : 56 million French people, as estimated in 1990 from the General Population Census, have been analysed in a descriptive way according to the signs transited by the Sun, the Moon and each of the eight planets at birth. Very large demographic concentrations appeared in most of the distritributions. Some have sociocultural origins, others are due to the retrogradation phenomenon. Beyond its general interest, this empirical study may mainly serve as a universal base for astrological research to avoid unexpected traps (e.g., demographic structures) or to build experimental statistical samples.

Didier CASTILLE
Complete text : castille02us.pdfSummary :Marriages contracted in France between 1976 and 1997 have been examined as a whole, especially according to the zodiacal longitudes of the Sun at the birth time of the spouses. From this examination, an indisputable correlation emerges. Marriages between people having the same solar longitude (more or less 30°) are more numerous than predicted. In contrast, an analysis of lunar longitudes reveals no statistically significant correlation. Very strong interrelationships appear when the marriages are distributed according to the natal signs of Mercury or Venus for the spouses.